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      1 /* Copyright 2013 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
      2  * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
      3  * found in the LICENSE file.
      4  */
      5 
      6 /**
      7  * This file defines the <code>PPB_TextInputController</code> interface.
      8  */
      9 
     10 label Chrome {
     11   M30 = 1.0
     12 };
     13 
     14 /**
     15  * PP_TextInput_Type is used to indicate the status of a plugin in regard to
     16  * text input.
     17  */
     18 [assert_size(4)]
     19 enum PP_TextInput_Type {
     20   /**
     21    * Input caret is not in an editable mode, no input method shall be used.
     22    */
     23   PP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_NONE = 0,
     24   /**
     25    * Input caret is in a normal editable mode, any input method can be used.
     26    */
     27   PP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_TEXT = 1,
     28   /**
     29    * Input caret is in a password box, an input method may be used only if
     30    * it's suitable for password input.
     31    */
     32   PP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_PASSWORD = 2,
     33   PP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_SEARCH = 3,
     34   PP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_EMAIL = 4,
     35   PP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_NUMBER = 5,
     36   PP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_TELEPHONE = 6,
     37   PP_TEXTINPUT_TYPE_URL = 7
     38 };
     39 
     40 /**
     41  * <code>PPB_TextInputController</code> provides a set of functions for giving
     42  * hints to the browser about the text input status of plugins, and functions
     43  * for controlling input method editors (IMEs).
     44  */
     45 interface PPB_TextInputController {
     46   /**
     47    * Informs the browser about the current text input mode of the plugin.
     48    * Typical use of this information in the browser is to properly
     49    * display/suppress tools for supporting text inputs (such as virtual
     50    * keyboards in touch screen based devices, or input method editors often
     51    * used for composing East Asian characters).
     52    */
     53   void SetTextInputType([in] PP_Instance instance,
     54                         [in] PP_TextInput_Type type);
     55 
     56   /**
     57    * Informs the browser about the coordinates of the text input caret area.
     58    * Typical use of this information in the browser is to layout IME windows
     59    * etc.
     60    */
     61   void UpdateCaretPosition([in] PP_Instance instance,
     62                            [in] PP_Rect caret);
     63 
     64   /**
     65    * Cancels the current composition in IME.
     66    */
     67   void CancelCompositionText([in] PP_Instance instance);
     68 
     69   /**
     70    * Informs the browser about the current text selection and surrounding
     71    * text. <code>text</code> is a UTF-8 string that contains the current range
     72    * of text selection in the plugin. <code>caret</code> is the byte-index of
     73    * the caret position within <code>text</code>. <code>anchor</code> is the
     74    * byte-index of the anchor position (i.e., if a range of text is selected,
     75    * it is the other edge of selection different from <code>caret</code>. If
     76    * there are no selection, <code>anchor</code> is equal to <code>caret</code>.
     77    *
     78    * Typical use of this information in the browser is to enable "reconversion"
     79    * features of IME that puts back the already committed text into the
     80    * pre-commit composition state. Another use is to improve the precision
     81    * of suggestion of IME by taking the context into account (e.g., if the caret
     82    * looks to be on the beginning of a sentence, suggest capital letters in a
     83    * virtual keyboard).
     84    *
     85    * When the focus is not on text, call this function setting <code>text</code>
     86    * to an empty string and <code>caret</code> and <code>anchor</code> to zero.
     87    * Also, the plugin should send the empty text when it does not want to reveal
     88    * the selection to IME (e.g., when the surrounding text is containing
     89    * password text).
     90    */
     91   void UpdateSurroundingText([in] PP_Instance instance,
     92                              [in] PP_Var text,
     93                              [in] uint32_t caret,
     94                              [in] uint32_t anchor);
     95 };
     96